Heung-Min Son celebrates scoring the winning goal during Tottenham Hotsur's 1-0 victory over Manchester City in a UEFA Champions League Quater Final First Leg match in London on April 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Matthew Impey)
South Korean forward Song Heung-min comes out the sole Asian player having been included in FIFPro's 2019 FIFA Men's World11.
BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- World soccer's governing body has announced an initial 55-member roster in contention for the 2019 FIFA FIFPro Men's World11, with Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean forward Son Heung-min the sole representative from Asia.
The World11 will be decided by thousands of professional footballers from across the world. Each voters selects a team of 11 players from the shortlist, comprising one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three forwards.
The final FIFA FIFPro Men's World11 will be announced at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Milan, Italy on Monday 23 September.
FC Juventus's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures before the Serie A soccer match against Napoli in Turin on Aug. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Alberto Lingria)
The 55 shortlisted players are as follows:
Goalkeepers (5)
Alisson Becker (BRA) - Liverpool FC
David De Gea (ESP) - Manchester United
Ederson Moraes (BRA) - Manchester City
Jan Oblak (SVN) - Atletico Madrid
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (GER) - FC Barcelona
Defenders (20)
Jordi Alba (ESP) - FC Barcelona
Trent Alexander-Arnold (ENG) - Liverpool FC
Dani Alves (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain / Sao Paulo FC
Joao Cancelo (POR) - Juventus / Manchester City
Daniel Carvajal (ESP) - Real Madrid
Giorgio Chiellini (ITA) - Juventus
Matthijs de Ligt (NED) - Ajax / Juventus
Diego Godin (URU) - Atletico Madrid / Internazionale
Joshua Kimmich (GER) - Bayern Munich
Kalidou Koulibaly (SEN) - SSC Napoli
Aymeric Laporte (FRA) - Manchester City
Marcelo (BRA) - Real Madrid
Gerard Pique (ESP) - FC Barcelona
Sergio Ramos (ESP) - Real Madrid
Andrew Robertson (SCO) - Liverpool FC
Alex Sandro (BRA) - Juventus
Thiago Silva (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
Virgil van Dijk (NED) - Liverpool FC
Raphael Varane (FRA) - Real Madrid
Kyle Walker (ENG) - Manchester City
Midfielders (15)
Sergio Busquets (ESP) - FC Barcelona
Casemiro (BRA) - Real Madrid
Kevin de Bruyne (BEL) - Manchester City
Frenkie de Jong (NED) - Ajax / FC Barcelona
Christian Eriksen (DEN) - Tottenham Hotspur
Eden Hazard (BEL) - Chelsea FC / Real Madrid
N'Golo Kante (FRA) - Chelsea FC
Toni Kroos (GER) - Real Madrid
Arthur Melo (BRA) - FC Barcelona
Luka Modric (CRO) - Real Madrid
Paul Pogba (FRA) - Manchester United
Ivan Rakitic (CRO) - FC Barcelona
Bernardo Silva (POR) - Manchester City
Dusan Tadic (SRB) - Ajax
Arturo Vidal (CHI) - FC Barcelona
Forwards (15)
Sergio Aguero (ARG) - Manchester City
Karim Benzema (FRA) - Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) - Juventus
Roberto Firmino (BRA) - Liverpool FC
Antoine Griezmann (FRA) - Atletico Madrid / FC Barcelona
Son Heung-min (ROK) - Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane (ENG) - Tottenham Hotspur
Robert Lewandowski (POL) - Bayern Munich
Sadio Mane (SEN) - Liverpool FC
Kylian Mbappe (FRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi (ARG) - FC Barcelona
Neymar (BRA) - Paris Saint-Germain
Mohamed Salah (EGY) - Liverpool FC
Raheem Sterling (ENG) - Manchester City
Luis Suarez (URU) - FC Barcelona
